This story is by a Ravenclaw, about a Ravenclaw, so of course I had to stop by.

I'm not usually a big fan of Cho, let it be known. Not for valid reasons, mostly because of peer pressure, but it just stuck around. And then you come around with rhis story and destroy all my prejudices, you sneaky human being.

Cho here is impossible to describe for me. She's clearly shattered, but there's something else that makes her stoic and brave and loveable. The moment where she and Aberforth connect over the deaths of their loved ones almost made me cry, and is now stuck in my head as something that happened.

Your last sentence was gorgeous -- in fact, most of this was.

Also special brownie points for making me appreciate Marietta Edgecombe for a moment.

I'll be getting back to Capers soon too, once I stop rolling in a ball because it's over.

Author's Response: c: Hey! I didn't like Cho at all in the books, but I wrote my first one shot on her (it's since been deleted, heh) and I started thinking of her differently. I wanted to try writing her a second time 'round, as someone who isn't outwardly strong, but certainly traversing the war as best as she can. She fights through death and depression, and *wants* to fight despite a whole lot of friends who don't want to.